CVE-2021-33335

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Liferay Portal 7.0.3 through 7.3.4, and Liferay DXP 7.1 before fix pack 20, and 7.2 before fix pack 9 allows remote authenticated users with permission to update/edit users to take over a company administrator user account by editing the company administrator user.

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17103	Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747906	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17103	Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747906	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_10::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_11::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_12::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_13::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_14::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_15::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_16::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_17::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_18::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_19::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_2::::::
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	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_4::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_5::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_6::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_7::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_8::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.1:fix_pack_9::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_4::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_5::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_6::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_7::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.2:fix_pack_8::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal::::::::

History

13 May 2025, 18:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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First Time		Liferay digital Experience Platform

21 Nov 2024, 06:08

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17103 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPE-17103 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747906 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120747906 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2021-08-03 22:15

Updated : 2025-05-13 18:17

NVD link : CVE-2021-33335

Mitre link : CVE-2021-33335

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-33335

JSON object : View

Products Affected

liferay

liferay_portal
digital_experience_platform

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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7.2 /10